Yume Fujise violin | Sten Heinoja piano
Beethoven Violin Sonata No.7, Op.30 No.2
Prokofiev Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op.35
Britten Waltz from Violin Suite Op.6
The Mid-days are delighted to welcome Yumi and her regular partner Sten to Manchester for a rare Japanese-Estonian partnership. They begin their programme with Beethoven’s brooding and fiery Sonata in C minor (possibly Beethoven’s most characteristic key). Prokofiev was a great melodist (something occasionally obscured by his quirky, sidestepping harmonies) and these five highly characterised and contrasting pieces have become a staple of the violin repertoire. The recital will conclude with Britten’s Waltz, taken from his early Suite. Britten was something of a prodigy both as a composer and a pianist, and his early music combines witty pastiche with great originality and humour.
Supported by the Stephen Bell Charitable Trust.